DEEP estimates that the hot geothermal aquifer in the project’s selected region near Estevan may support the generation of up to 500 megawatts of power. A Power Purchase Agreement with SaskPower allows for an initial project to be developed that is expected to deliver five megawatts to the provincial grid.

The company has completed a prefeasibility study for the project and will begin drilling the initial production and injection wells in June.

The 3,400-metre deep wells will produce hot brine which DEEP will measure and analyse over 90 days, to determine the project’s economic feasibility. Construction of the above-ground infrastructure would occur in 2018.